Building a new office within the Space Medicine division at Johnson Space Center that will promote development of astronaut crew health capabilities for space travel to the moon and Mars.Leading a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, epidemiologists, and data analysts who are executing medical system development projects for use in future space exploration.

Leading a portfolio of projects within the Exploration Medical Capabilities (ExMC) element of the Human Research Program (HRP). The activities include:- Pharmaceutical drug stability and pharmacokinetics in collaboration with the United Space Air Force and other pharma subject matter experts- Systems engineering work to build model-based medical concepts of operation and requirements for exploration class missions - Clinically-driven development and validation of medical database technical content, as well as academic manuscripts to inform exploration requirements

Project manager within the Exploration Medical Capabilities element of the Human Research Program.Managing the Crew Health and Performance Integrated Data Architecture (CHP-IDA), a proof-of-concept software platform to enable astronaut autonomous operations for Mars missions by centralizing data coming from disparate crew and vehicle systems in order to make them available for dashboards, analytics, and operational decision support tools.Managed the IMPACT Medical Database development effort, a database that will consist of clinical evidence and medical resources to be used by the IMPACT trade study and risk assessment tool. Managing a team of clinicians, engineers, and software developers from multiple NASA centers using an agile project methodology.

Project manager for company level action tracker project- Developing process for consolidating major regulatory and audit action items into a single location- Implementing the IBM-Maximo Actions (Oil) Action tracker data management systemProject manager for order-to-cash business process optimization- Developing process models to define the transactional and operational components of crude oil movement through pipelines and facilities- Evaluating technology opportunities to optimize these processesProject manager for engineering capital projects process optimization- Developing process models to define the engineering capital project process framework from the initial conception of a commercial opportunity, through the planning and construction of the project, and all the way to project closure.- Developing a technology architecture to enable and streamline these processes

Contractor through Taylor and Hill at Galveston Bay RefineryProject Manager within Process Safety Initiative (OSHA 1910.119) data integrity effort. - Leading upgrade and re-deployment of GIS capabilities.- Leading team of 6 engineers and technicians to build up master data for pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment. Includes facility walk-down using drone technology and oversight of equipment data-mining effort. - Reporting on overall portfolio cost and schedule progress, earned value, and cash flow projections

Project manager and business unit lead for digital transformation effort that included a midstream and upstream ERP implementation of SAP. - Establishing requirements and design features to comply with FERC, DOT, and PHMSA regulations, as well as project management best practices. - Facilitated change management workshops to prepare Permian Basin business units for the transformation.- Mapped midstream data system of record into SAP resulting in process improvements and new data governance models.Managing pipeline services improvement project that resulted in the implementation of software to streamline pipeline nominations, scheduling, field ticketing, and accounting.Co-led team to select an enterprise project and portfolio management (PPM) tool to centralize capital project management processes, manage contingency and cash flow, and improve overall project transparency.

Centurion Pipeline, subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum CorporationEstablished capital project execution work process for crude oil pipeline regulatory compliance including management of change (MOC), construction documentation, maintenance using Maximo, and data updates for geographic information systems (GIS). Lead collaboration workshops and field training. Compliance improved by 50%.Developed capital project management user guides and online tools based on Project Management Institute (PMI) Principles. Deployed Microsoft SharePoint based project tracking dashboard to improve portfolio-level capital project reporting, as well as general project management and collaboration resulting in an improvement in annual capital spending by 10% and reduction in reporting time by 75%.Implemented an online teamsite to improve collaboration and information sharing using Microsoft Sharepoint. Improved document retrieval time by 70%.Led a project to migrate and implement the McLaren drawing/document management system. Developing new document management processes.

NASA Engineering Support Contractor with Jacobs EngineeringManaged a $10 million portfolio of front-end engineering projects to develop the next generation NASA space suit architecture. Directed a diverse, cross-functional team of 20 engineers and managed cost, schedule, and technical aspects of the project.Performed engineering analysis to control the build up of carbon dioxide inside of a space suit helmet using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and prototype hardware testing in conjunction with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Resulted in a savings of $20 million redesign the air supply system of the space vehicle. Served as space suit test subject for development testing aboard the zero-gravity airplane as well as for ground crew rescue training.Performed requirements development and risk mitigation tasks valued at $5 million tooptimize functionality of NASA space suit project.Developed and implemented project execution plans for $10 million battery charger project.Customer satisfaction resulted in awarding of contract extension to provide additionalcertification services worth $35k.Chaired the systems engineering community of practice, an employee volunteer groupcommitted to promoting engineering disciplines within project management.Authored and presented training modules for Jacobs Technology systems engineeringcertification program.Supported health, safety, and environment committee as a medical emergency responder.

NASA Engineering Support Contractor with Jacobs EngineeringManaged $4 million project to fabricate, troubleshoot, and repair NASA medical hardware, including astronaut-specific equipment. Directed up to 4 engineers, and managed cost, schedule, and technical aspects of the project.Developed and implemented work processes to integrate industry standard medical requirements (DEA, HIPAA) with NASA engineering flight hardware requirements.Implemented a Six-Sigma process improvement event that included a renovation medical equipment processing facility as well as updated work processes, resulting in 25% improvement in processing time and compliance to process DEA controlled medications.Supported operations, flight surgeons, and astronaut training teams with updated flight hardware configurations.Served as a test subject for hardware testing of the International Space Station treadmill, resistance exercise device, and exercise bicycle.Mentored 5 engineering students as project engineers in the cooperative education program.

NASA Engineering Support Contractor with KBR, formerly Wyle LaboratoriesPerformed the failure analysis, redesign, testing, and certification of NASA cardiovascular stress test hardware, resulting in an improvement in operational procedures, a 50% improvement in processing effort, and saved the project $250k per year.Supported operations and astronaut training with updated stress test training equipment and technical procedures.Managed a team of 4 engineers and a hardware processing facility dedicated to therefurbishment and resupply of NASA medical equipment.Performed testing and delivery of International Space Station resistance exercise hardware.Promoted OSHA voluntary protection programs (VPP) as a health, safety, and environmentcommittee member.

Project Engineer as part of the Cooperative Education (Co-Op) program supporting NASA at Johnson Space Center in Houston- Fabricated and certified water transfer hardware for the International Space Station, Environmental Controls and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) branch- Performed troubleshooting, repair, and re-certification of various tools within the Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Tools branch

Clinical Engineering Internship- Corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance of hospital medical devices such as infusion pumps, defibrillators, electrocardiographs machines, etc.- Facility and infrastructure maintenance throughout the hospital